Bangladesh
GLIDE FF-2007-000080-BGD Period covered by this Operations Update: 1 September 2008 to 31 December 2008 Revised Appeal budget: CHF 5.095 million (USD 4.85 million or EUR 3.12 million) Appeal coverage: 94.8%; Outstanding needs: CHF 261,142 (USD 274,309 or EUR 426,703). Appeal history: -…
Bangladesh
(Extract) A consignment of 26,000 tons of wheat as US food aid, worth approximately $17 million, arrived at Chittagong seaport to be used for the national school feeding program and ensuring food availability in SIDR affected areas, the News Today…
Bangladesh
Development organisations ICCO&Kerk in Actie, LEPRAzending and Dark & Light Blind Care will be joining forces with seven local partner organisations to improve food security in Bangladesh. The European Commission has recently approved a project proposal submitted jointly by these…
Bangladesh
GLIDE No. TC-2007-000208-BGD Period covered by this Operations Update: 25 April to 10 September 2008. This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 24,483,160 (USD 22.2 million or EUR 15 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society to…
Bangladesh
GLIDE FF-2007-000080-BGD Period covered by this Operations Update: 19 July 2008 to 31 August 2008 Revised Appeal budget: CHF 5.095 million (USD 4.85 million or EUR 3.12 million) Appeal coverage: 94%; Outstanding needs: CHF 296,371 (USD 254,540 or EUR 197,402). Appeal history: - Emergency…
Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 20, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The World Bank has committed the highest-ever assistance of 1.34 billion U.S. dollars to Bangladesh for the current fiscal year, private news agency UNB reported Monday. This was disclosed by…
Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 16, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Some 45 percent or 65.3 million of Bangladesh's 145 million population is now food-insecure, leading daily The Financial Express reported Thursday quoting a World Food Program (WFP) report. The WFP…
Bangladesh
DHAKA, 14 October 2008 (IRIN) - The government of Bangladesh is stepping up its efforts to address monga, the seasonal food shortage that affects millions, particularly in the flood, drought and erosion-prone north. The extreme poor, mainly farm labourers, face unemployment…
Bangladesh
DHAKA, 3 October 2008 (IRIN) - The annual "monga" season of deprivation has arrived in Kurigram, as well as six other northern areas, including Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Panchagarh and Thakurgaon - some of the poorest of Bangladesh's 64 districts. During…
Bangladesh
Flood, Rainfall, River Situation and Summary of Water Levels Current Situation: Overall flood situation of the country has improved significantly. All three major rivers (the mighty Brahmaputra-Jamuna, the Ganges and the Meghna) continued falling. FLOOD, RAINFALL AND RIVER SITUATION SUMMARY (as on…
